SG63

Study Group Project: Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning Exercises Tornado Scenario: (No location specified—you may use any venue you wish)

Background

You all work as managers for a light manufacturing company. (NOTE: The company does not necessarily produce lighting products, though it may. Light manufacturing --as opposed to heavy manufacturing --tends to produce products for consumers or small businesses from previously manufactured components. Such companies often assemble components and tend to be less automated and more labor-intensive than heavy manufacturing. They also require less capital than heavy manufacturing. While heavy manufacturing is characterized by large production plants, light manufacturing companies can be found in business parks and near residential areas.)

This is a publicly owned company in a large town; the nearest major metropolitan area is about 2 hours away. About 375 people are employed by the company; the company runs 2 shifts Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 4 p.m. to midnight. A single facility houses the production areas and all sales and general administrative (S&GA) functions. The company has no other locations --just the single building. Your products are sold regionally and you are a niche supplier, with products that are more upscale (and more expensive) than national competitors. Some of your suppliers are local, some are regional, while others are national corporations. Your operating model is business-to-business (B2B), selling to retailers. You do not sell to individual consumers. You do, however, encourage consumers to "like" your products via Facebook.

The management staff members have multiple, but related responsibilities:

• Production/manufacturing (includes shipping and receiving)

• Facilities/physical plant (includes security)

• Information technology/telecommunications (data processing, Internet service, phone service)

• Communications (public relations) and Sales and Marketing

• Administration (Human Resources and Finance)

Note: Beyond this general information and additional information that is presented in time phases below, you will have to make up many details yourself. Some made-up details should be reasonable assumptions; there is a place in the report to list key assumptions. Other details can be completely made-up, such as the company's information technology architecture. Caution: Do not spend too much time deciding what products you manufacture or choosing a name for your company -- worry about recovering from the disaster!

Task for Part 1:

A Collaborative Report: Pretend that you are preparing recommendations to the Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group. Fill out the Part 1 Template. If you use references, there will be a place in the Template for Part 2 for listing your references as well as including additional, optional information.

➢ Address the following questions at each phase of the disaster – Initial Response, Short Term Response, and Early Recovery and Restoration. For each area of responsibility, which activities are critical to perform as a part of the responses as it progresses (You will need to make inferences from the status information given above as well as use your imagination to create status information). What resources will you need? Consider organizations, people, information, equipment, materials and supplies. What decisions do you need to escalate to the MAC Group to make? ➢ Prepare the report to the MAC Group by phase. Use the template provided. Remember, reports need to be direct, specific and very clear. ➢ Each person is to be the primary contributor to the role that he or she has selected (e.g. one of the operations branches, the command staff officers, or the sections). In addition, review and provide constructive feedback to the other members of the study group (e.g. law enforcement can comment on public works and vice versa). Contributions and comments on all areas are expected. ➢ NOTE: If someone withdraws from your group, you are not expected to adopt the role that has been orphaned.